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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-23

The sensation of the week, and one
that seems likely to furnish considera-
BILE matter for newspaper and public
discussion for some time to come, was
caused by communications sent by
AdjutaDt- General Drum of the United
States service to the governors of the
various states, offering, the president
approving, to restore the flags captur-
ed during the war and now in the GUS
tOdy of the war department. The plan
was to take the flags captured from
Southern regiments, and the flags cap
tured by Southern regiments and af-
ter-ward retakeD, which flags are stOr-
ed in the attic of the war department
building, and send them back to the
respective states from which the regi-
ments that lost them went forth.
The order was hardly made public
before the president rescinded, it stat
ing that on giving the matter further
thought he was "Of the opinion that
the return of the flags in the manner
thus contemplated is not authorized by
existing law, nor justified as an execu-
tive act" Whatever 1.-THE motive may
have been in issuing the order it was a
mistake which the president admits in
his prompt retraction. 1t seems likely,
however, to serve as material for pO-
litical ammunition for some time to
come.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-23

John F. Nelson, who lost valuable
OK a few weeks ago, has another one
SICK and not likely to get well.
Several farmers have commenced
haying in good earnest, but the wealth
er thus far has not been favorable.
The w. C. T. U. were represented at
the county convention at West Burke,
by Mrs. Beattie, Mrs. Cochran, Mrs.
Buchanan and Belle Nelson, and So.
Ryegate by Mrs. Gates.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wright celebrated
her Goth birthdayanniversary Thursday.
Her son w. w. Wright aud family and
her daughter Mrs. Kimball, husband
and son from Boston, were present
The numerous tokens of remembrance
given her, gladdened the heart of the
dear old lady,. -
A Presbyterian conference was held
at the U. p. church on Tuesday of last
week. Revs. Mcbride of Greensboro,
Mckinley and Farris of Barnet, Flagg
and White of So. Ryegate, Mcfarland,
and ID. Harris pastor of the church
were present. The proceedings of the
meeting were exceedingly interesting,
but the public generally were not
aware of the nature of the discussion
held, so the audience was small.
The Farmers club met at the town
hall last Friday evening. The topic
discussed was horses. The meeting
was, opened with a song by a Mr.. Co
nant, a stranger to us, followed by re-
marks from Maj. Henderson, N. H.
Kicker, Mr.. Dickey from Topsham,
Henry Whitcher from Newbury, John
Smith, w. w. Wright and others. AS
to breeds, the Morgan was the favor
lite horse. A strong point was made
that colt, the first year, should have
all the oats it can eat.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-23
Legalized Gambling.

A very graphically written account
of the Chicago wheat pit during the
exciting scenes of last week will be
found on the second page. Honest
men who are trying to earn an honest
living, newspaper men for instance,
will read with comparative calmness
that the principals of the late wheat
clique are estimated losers to the ex-
tent of 81, OOO,O 900 to $5,0OO,OOO. Their
followers and tools are losers to fully
the same amount. 1t is roughly calcu-
lated that the collapse in Chicago rep
resents about $10,OOO,0O0 to all con-
cerned on the losing side. Bona fide
lotteries would hardly be tolerated in
Chicago-unless under the protection
of the stock exchange.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-23
Academy Notes.

aCdt0CAhy rNOOCSs
The Burlington freshmen played two
ball games with the Academy nine
Friday and Saturday. The score of
Fridays game was 10 to Is in favor of
the Academy, but the Burlingtons led
Saturday, Ia to 10.
Two very pleasant receptions passed
off this week and last. Friday even
ing of fast week was enjoyably spent at
Mrs. L. ID. Hazen's; and on Tuesday
evening this week the seniors were in
vited to Mrs. A. E. Rankin's. Both
were occasions long to be remembered.
There was also pleasant gathering of
some so students at L. w. Rowell's one
evening.
Among the alumni of the academy
who are present this week are Misses
Charlotte Ropes of Waterbury, Matte
Chamberlin of Newbury, Gertrude
Wiswell of Cabot, Bessie Oughtred of
Lennoxville, Margaret Lawrie. Emily
Young, Samuel Robertson and wife of
Gilmanton, N. H., Il. B. Penfeld,
Frank Knight, w. E. Reid, Owen
Gates, Edward Ross, VIM. A. Woods
of Bath, N. H., Frank A. Alden of
Peoria, Ill.,, Herbert johnson.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-23
BARNET.

Ed Clement is fitting up and repair
ing his carriage shop.
j. S. Kenerson has bought pasture
lot of DR.. Il. r. Stiles.
Theron Robbie is about moving into
the house lately occupied by w. H.
Burbank.
Mrs. Anna Moore Thurston from La
coma, N. H., and her three little sons,
are visiting Mrs. j. FL. Moore's.
Two new school houses are going up
this season in town, at West Barnet
and in VIM. b. Warden's neighbor-
hood.
Nathan Wilmington of Newburyport,
Mass, editor of the NewburypOrt Dali
Iy Herald, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Boardman, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman have closed
their house and gone to West Barnet
pond to entertain summer company.
The McPhee barn is to be fitted up for
boarders and will supply long felt
want. They are experienced hands
and will no doubt set good table.
The strawberry festival was very
we'll attended notwithstanding the
rain. The ice cream and strawberries
were excellent, and the music very
much appreciated by the audience.
The drum corps succeeded in drown
ing out the irrepressible small boy.
The ladies took over $25.
Mrs. Lucy Aver Harvey, who died
last Thursday, has resided in this
place since childhood. She was a
niece and adopted daughter of the late
Willard Stevens. Her husband died
some three years ago; since then she
has lived in the family of Edward
Worth. Her cousins, DIR. Richard and
John Skinner of Barton, were present
at the funeral.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-23
MIR. Atkins Gives it All Away.


The st. Johnsbury newspapers APP
pear to be in a premature spasm over
the goyernorship question. They want
Fairbanks, and Fairbanks only. The
mention of either Col. Fuller or Col.
Fletcher causes them to rush madly
around their foreclosure, like Texas
steers. They hate Fuller because he
got there after their man was as good
as nominated and elected, and they do
not like Fletcher because he does not
crawl under their tent every time it
looks like rain. Just the same, no
Fairbanks will ever go to the State
House if Fletcher and his friends do
not approve of it. There are some
young men in st. Johnsbury to day.
We have no feeling whatever in the
matter we only state what we know,
and what events will prove to be an
absolute fact.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
A Young Rascal i'm Trouble.

Friday as the New York express APP
preached Manchester station George
w. RenlO, a French lad, aged IA years,
threw a cObble stone through pas
senger coach window. Miss Anna M.
Seaver of NorthbOro', Mass, received
severe face wounds and Gov. Sprague,
who was sitting opposite, caught the
missile. The Bennington and Rut-
land Railway officials caused RenlO's
arrest Immediately, and Monday he
was committed to the house of cor
rectiOn at Rutland till the next June
term of court. Bail was fixed at $1,000.
Roswell Dwight Hitchcock, presi-
dent of Union theological seminary,
New York, died Friday within two
months of 20 years old, at his summer
home at South Somerset, Mass.
Fifty Years a Queen.
The ushering in of the 5Ist year oil
Queen VictOria's reign was observed
in England with great pomp and cir
cumstance Tuesday. The ceremonies
at London have not been equalled in
modern times for splendOr. The
streets were packed with people and
thousands stood all night in order to
keep their places along the route OF
the procession. The queen was cor
daily received by her people as she
rode from Buckingham palace to the
abbey, where the brilliantly attired as
sembly, numbering 10000 distinguish
ed people, presented "a dazzling scene.
A church society at Los Angeles,
CAL, bought lot few months ago
for $4,000, intending to build. A site
for a government building was selected
close by, and few days ago they sold
out for $4,000, and will buy another
lot and build Immediately.
1t is reported that hidden treasure
to the value of $475, 900, 900 has been
discovered in the palace of deceased
vizier at Rabat, Morocco. The sultan,
it is said, has cOnfiscated the treasure,
and is having it conveyed to the i'm
perial Golfers.
What the planting can do TO reclaim
and make valuable waste sections of
land, appears from the fact that in the
past 30 years over 10000 acres on Cape
Cod, formerly of barren sand, have
been covered with thriving forests.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-23
LOCAL AND TOWN NEWS.
COUNTY CoURT.
some OF the Important Decisions.

Some OF the Important Decisions.
The county court closed its sessions
here Tuesday afternoon, Judge Powers
taking Judge Veazey's place on the
bench.
In Hugh Adams Town of Newbury
for damages incurred in running off a
culvert, detailed account of which
was reported last week, the jury re-
turned verdict for the town. Ex-
captions were taken by plaintiff and
the case goes to supreme court. This
case ranks among the most closely
contested cases ever tried in the cOun-
ty court. Dunnett g. HosfOrd and Ide
81 Stafford for the plaintiff and Smith
& Sloan, assisted by Bates & May and
Lamson for town.
In Hervey Cowdery N. M. john
son for false imprisonment, the story
has already been told in these columns,
verdict was rendered for defendant.
Plaintiff appeals. Damages were fixed
at $50 in case the supreme court re-
verses the decision. Bates & May for
plaintiff, I'll. Blodgett and III. G. Ide for
defendant.
In State B. G.. Howe, apt, the liq-
uor seizure case of last winter, the
bonds were called and forfeited and
chancered. The l.. B. KrOgman case
is still with court.
In Conn. & Pass. r. r. Co. st.
Johnsbury, relating to laying out a
highway over the tracks at the foot OF
Eastern avenue, court adjudged that
proceedings of the selectmen, etc., in
laying out the road be quashed. This
closes the case in it's old form.
A new jury was empanelled Monday
and the liquor case, State M. r. Nc
Crillis of Hardwick was heard. Nc
Crillis pleaded guilty to two second of
lenses and was fined $40 and 30 days
in house of correction.
In the case of John o. Hale v Grand
Trunk r. R., questions of law were
raised as to whether the court had ju-
risdictiOn. Court rendered pro for
ma Judgment for plaintiff and the case
goes to the supreme court on excep-
tons. Bates & May for plaintiff,
Dale, Edwards & Burke for defen-
dants.
w. R. Streeter, apt, v Harley j.
Hudson ct al, judgment rendered for
plaintiff who takes exceptions.
A number of divorce cases we're act
ed on. The following petitions were
dismissed: John r. Ramsdell Ada E.
Ramsdell, G. d. Wiley j. B. Wiley,
Jannette Bingham HI. M. Bingham.
Bills were granted on the ground of
intOlerable severity in the following
cases: Flora PrOvencal u Robert Pro-
vencal, Frances E. Race Albert r.
Race, Emma S. Leighton Hiram K.
Leighton, Nela Lang Henry Lang.
In HI. NJ. Bingham JEANETTE Bling
ham, bill granted for adultery. Emma
j. Allard Leander Allard, bill grant
ed for refusal to support.
Orrin T. Curtis Florence L. E.
Curtis, bill granted for wilful deser-
ton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-23
WELLS RIVER.

The village schools close next week
Bishop Niles conducted the services
at the Episcopal church in WOodville
last Sabbath.
Enoch Parker sold his last years
crop of hay, to party who have been
pressing it to send away.
B. Dow is building large barn on
his farm outside of Woodville. 1t is
to be 40 feet long ten men are at
work on it.
Other villages are forbidding ball
playing in their streets. Why not
Wells River; or is it better to wait
until some harm is done, before MAX
ing any stirf
F. Deming has the frame up for a
clothing room with bay window
front, at the north end of his store.
S. S. Peach has also added clothing
room to his store.
Wells River is getting rather demon
allied, when men will work Sunday
at carpentering or bricklaying, and
rake, or rather, hire men Gt makes no
difference which) to rake hay on Sun
day, lest it get wet.
The Salvation Army arrived here
and held its first meeting at the rink
hall Saturday night. The attendance
from this side of the river was small,
but quite number attended from
WOodville. Some of the outsiders
should have been in the meeting, in
stead of being out doing mischief with
aman's team. The salvationists moved
Sunday night to the NJ. E. church at
WOodsville where they have held sew
eral meetings.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-23
An Annoying Fault.
Rutland Herald.

Having occasion to speak of the al
legged signature of George E. Lemon,
treasurer of the Logan fund, the
Springfield Republican renders the
public a good service by saying il
CLOCKS like a tangle of earth worms in
a bait box" This may have been
written by the sporting editer, but ii
is a solemn fact that not only Mr..
Lemon, but half the bank cashiers in
the country and thousands of other
people, have taken to writing their
names so they cannot be read. A
name cannot be determined by the
context, as blindly written word in
the text can, hence it is an aggravated
Offense not to write it with unusual
plainness. 1t is not sign of a great
man to have a bottle-spider autograph.
In Canada it is a mark of disgrace, for
nearly all the absconders have it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-23
EAST BURKE.

Alvah Humphrey cut one foot badly
week ago.
The field strawberries are very plen
ty at Is cents per quart.
Mrs. Rosalie (HalD Bowman is visit
ing in town this week.
Bert Walter starts next week for a
bicycle trip to Portland, Me-, via the
White Mountains.
She that was Laura Stafford is at
her fathers with her little son expect
ing to spend the summer. Her home
is in Pennsylvania.
About 20 of the relatives and neigh
bors of Mr.. and Mrs. Osman White
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SHEFFIELD.

Miss Lorraine Simpson is on the gain.
I'll. P. Simpson has been drawn as ju-
rOr.
Miss Lou Ferguson is home from
st. JOhnsbury on vacation.
Aaron Gray I'd has improved the
looks of his place by new fence.
r. G. Hall and Hollis Brown have
gone to West Burke to work in a saw
mill.
. Johnny Drown of Washington, d.
c., is visiting at his grandfather's, II.
F. Otis.
Leon Garland is quite sick. Ty-
phoid fever is feared.-Mrs. j. r.
Franklin is very sick.
John Blake has his voucher fOl
$l631 back pay and $I6 month pen
sion. Mr.. Blake has large family
and this will help him very much.
Mr.. WOrthen the evangelist, preach
ed at the Methodist church Sunday
morning and gave very interesting
temperance lecture Monday evening.
There is to be picnic sOciable on
the hill Friday afternoon, June "a, al
the residence of Geo. Kendall. All are
cordially invited.
Temperance day will be observed
next Sabbath at the Free Baptist
church. At the request of the local
w. G. Il. u, the pastor is to preach a
sermon appropriate to the occasion
In place of the usual service i'm the
Sabbath school, there will be d tenn.
perance concert by the scholars.
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Presentation of Account.

StTATE OF VERMONT, CALEDONIA DISTRICT IS
y In Probate Court, holden at the Probate Office,
in st. Johnsbury in said district, the 18th day
of June, a. ID. 1887.
William w. Brock, administrator on the Is
tate of Margaret Brock, late Of Barnet, in
said District deceased presents his administra-
ton account for examination and allowance, and
makes application for decree of distribution and
partition of the estate of said deceased
Whereupon, il is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to
St Johnsbury, on the 18th day of July A. ID. 1887
for hearing and decision thereon and it is further
ordered that notice hereof be given to all persons
interested by publication of the same three weeks
successfully in the Caledonian, published at St.
Johnsbury previous to said time appointed for
hearing that they may appear at said time and
place, and show cause, If any they may have why
said account should not be allowed and such decree
made.
BY the Court Attest,
4s WALTER p. SMITH, Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-23
CABOT.

DIR. Arthur Marsh is visiting friends
in town.
Rev. E. Rogers of East Hardwick
preached in exchange with Rev. Mr..
Russell last Sunday.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Hatch has received
the appointment of postmistress at
Lower Cabot vice Charles Perkins re-
moved.
An educational meeting is to be held
in the Congregational church Friday at
2 p. m. Essays will be furnished by
the teachers and an address is to be
delivered by Hon. Justus Dart.
Several of our towns people attended
commencement at Seminary Hill, Mont
pelier, last week. Others are in st.
Johnsbury this week taking in the
closing exercises at the academy. Two
of our girls, Misses Matte Haines and
Kate Clark, are members of the class
Of 'S7
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-23
WHEELOCK.

Calvin Chase, an aged and respected
resident of this town, is seriously i'll.
Exercises appropriate to Children's
day were held in the church at the vii
lage on the afternoon of June ~ The
children figured conspicuously under
the direction of Geo. Giffin, Supt. OF
the Sabbath school. A good congre-
cation was present. 4aF IS
The musical convention recently
held in the village was a success A
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-23
PEACHAM.

Elisha Gates and family are visiting
relatives in town.
Geo. b. M. Harvey, with a brother
reporter, is spending vacation here.
Archie McLachlin lost one of his
best cows last week.
H. P. McClary, of Windsor is visit
ing relatives in town.
M. S. Hidden, who has been quite
sick for the past week, is reported do
ing we'll.
Mrs. c.. A. Bunker is at the Mt. Hol-
yoke seminary semi-centennial this
week.
A capable tinman could find good
opening in any one of the three vii
lagos of Peacham.
We notice Mary and Ellen Paddle
ford, former students of the academy,
are visiting in town.
The sewing bee at the Mountain
View House last Friday was one OF
the pleasantest gatherings of the sea
son.
We notice that many farmers are
beginning to SOW orchard grass. OBJ
servations on it's merits and dement's
would be acceptable to your cores
pendent.
Rev. S. S. Martyr, who has been act
ing pastor of the Congregational
church here for the past five years,
now goes to Windsor, having re-
ceived an unanimous call to the Con-
gregational church there at salary of
$1,000 and the use of the parsonage.
The good wishes of the community go
with him.
A former resident of the town who
is somewhat addicted to chewing the
tweed" declares that during recent
visit he went to every store at the
Corner, without finding any tobacco.
To be sure, the temperance sentiment
is very strong here, but this seems too
strong to be true.
A visit to the shop of Milligan and
Guthrie showed them full of work on
butter stamps and boxes. They turn
out nearly a thousand boxes a year
which go to nearly every state in the
Union, besides a large number of
stamps and much custom work. This
is kind of business that is of real
benefit to our town.
The Congregational church received
a thorough cleansing Tuesday from
town hall to organ loft at the hands of
the ladies. Also during the week
Agent Varnum has been doing some
much needed minor repairs. The
town clock has been supplied with a
new striking weight, the same being a
block of granite weighing 700 lbs,
Iiewn out by III. Moody; and the clock
has been otherwise rrDaired by A. s.
Laughlin, of Barnet. 8e
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SUTTON.

| The selectmen are doing some SPLEEN
did work with the road machine.
Mr.. Masure, who has bought the JO-
seph Parker farm above the village,
has moved there from Hyde Park.
1t is said that there were never so
many cases of pneumonia at this sea
son of the year as there is at present
in town. rs rtsa
Grass never looked better at this
season of the year in this section and
very heavy crop of hay is already
assured.
The MethOdists held services at the
district hall last Sunday and are to do
so again next Sunday, Mr.. Mckenzie
being their preacher.
d. E. Ruggles, who moved to Lyn-
dOnville last fall for the purpose of
having his son attend the school at
Lyndon Center, has returned to his
farm.
Repairs are still progressing upon
the meeting house. The Ladies Aid
directly back of the pulpit for the
choir, having it run back some eight
feet and fourteen feet wide in front in
Cilo duUi0uC0 fOOfn.
II. F. Pillsbury has erected very
nice granite monument in the cemetery,
costing some eight or nine hundred
dollars. 1t stands Ia feet high, has
three base stones, a die, cap and a stat
ne figure on top with one hand rest
ing on an anchor and the other point
ing upward. Ii is very nice piece of
work.
Rev. A. P. Tracy is not an idle man.
On Sunday, the 18th, he preached three
sermons and organized Sabbath
school on the North Ridge and at
tended the prayer meeting at the viii
lage in the evening, and on the 10Th
he preached three times and organized
a Sabbath school in the North district
and attended prayer meeting in the
evening at the village. Next Sabbath
he is to preach three times, organize
school in the Whfpple district beside
the evening meeting at the village.
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large number of vocal and instrument
tai musicians were present from sur
rounding towns and these contributed
largely to this result. The ladies of
the Aid society net about $35 by the
entertainment and the goodly cOmpa-
ny present
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since has been sent to the shops here
for repairs.
"Peck's Bad Boyn on Wednesday
evening at Music hall and "Uncle
Toms Cabin" on Thursday evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-23
WEST CONCORD.

Mr.. Moody, who fell from his upper
piazza, is improving but is very lame
yet.
Morton and Lawrence have been
slaughtering some very nice oxen for
their market. -
Mrs. A. K. Quimby is aaite <sick.
She has been confined to hef house all
of the spring. = z
j. G. Barker has sold his dwelling
house to d. G. Burroughs, possession
given at once. Mr.. Hicks has sold his
house to Frank Lewis and is going to
Newbury. c. L. Stacey has bought
the VIM. Crane house, so called, and
has moved in.
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One-fourth mile outside the village limits of st.
Johnsbury, at the head of Pleasant ST., within the
village school district containing one hundred and
very productive for wheat oats, and all crops
grown in northern Vermont. A thrifty wood lot
OF fifteen acres. Well watered, with good water
at house and barns. Buildings pleasantly situat-
ed and in all respects desirable place for resi-
dence and for profitable farming A portion of
RICHARD w. PEABODY.
June % 1887 Aft
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THE FRATERNITIES.

w. B. Sargent represented Frost
Camp Sons of Veterans at the recent
annual meeting of the order in Burl-
ingtOn, and was elected judge advocate
general on Col. Fox's staff. Frost
camp now numbers Al members and is
as large as any in the state and was
never more prosperous than now.